Archives for April 2011

Good beer is hard to find sometimes; luckily the Charlottesville area is blessed with plenty of good beer. Starr Hill in Crozet, Devil's Backbone in Nellysford, Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton (which is a mere 12 minutes from my house) ... today brings the announcement from Blue Mountain Brewery that they are growing. Exponentially, one might say. Their new events center looks to be nearing completion and today brings news that they are going to be launching a new "production brewery".
One would assume that their distribution capacity will be Read More

The Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors is presenting a workshop tomorrow morning designed to educate homeowners on how they can stay in their houses. These are difficult times for many; if you have questions, think you might be underwater, might be selling, want to see what your options are, please try and make time tomorrow from 9 to 11 to attend this workshop.Full press release after the break. Read More

Update 2 May 2011:
Virginia Lawyers Weekly notes:
Default judgment. The death penalty for a civil defendant. The ultimate sanction for bad conduct in litigation. Used only when a judge is really fed up with â€œegregious misconductâ€ or when a judge is really hot about how litigants â€“ or lawyers â€“ have handled themselves.
A Charlottesville federal judge last month found a defendant mortgage lender had withheld evidence Read More

They're asking. Might as well tell them. (of course, I'd wager there would be different votes should the follow up question be: now that you have expressed your wishes, would you be willing to pay for these improvements?)
The poll is Read More

Today marks a first:
I rode my bike from Nest to a buyer client's house (where they're renting) and from there to a house on the market in the City. No car, just a nice ride on a beautiful day in Charlottesville.
I've wanted to do this for years, ever since I started consistently riding a bike a few years ago.
Now ... to find another client who wants to see houses via bicycles ... Read More

Two reasons to love and be impressed by the new Realtor.com app:
1 - Draw - exactly that. Draw a search area, not limited by realtors' or localities often vague, wrong or amorphous neighborhood descriptions
2 - Scout - homes for sale pop up as you drive around a neighborhood. (wish I'd gone 3G)
If you are a Realtor with an iPad, Read More

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About Jim Duncan

I am a Realtor/Broker/Partner with Nest Realty in Charlottesville, Virginia. The goal of this site/blog remains unchanged in the nearly 10 years since its founding – to provide clear, coherent and unbiased analysis of the Charlottesville area real estate market.